Clasp-stud



G. T. B RANNIGAN;

CLASP STUD.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 6. 1921.

1,387,230. 'Patented Aug. 9,192.1.

INVENTOR AT'TOR'NEY wut-.Deserts j WENT OFFICE,

GEORGE T., .BNANNIGAN or y33erfneNPoaT,.yCoNNNcTcu'ij,.'-AssIGrNoR TCTHE CON- NECTICUTWNB AND BUCKLE COMPANY, or BNIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, ACOR- roRATIoN or v CONNECTICUT.

' V'Citas?-sTUnl This invention relates to clasp-studs such.

as are used in garment supporters, and the like, and has forits object to' provide a stud consisting of a head, shank and base, which shall be formed mechanically from a blank of wire. f A

yViith this end in View I have devised the novel wire stud which I will now describe,

referring to the accompanying drawings,

vforming a part of this specification, and

using reference characters l to indicate several parts.

Figure 1 is av view in elevation illustrating the use of my novel stud in a garter. Fig. 2 is-an elevation of the stud removed from the the garter and on an enlarged scale. Fig.A

3 is a perspective view of the stud detached. Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4-v-4, in Fig. 1. VF ig. 5 is a plan view of a modiiied form of stud detached. Fig. 6 is an end elevation of the form of stud shown in Fig. 5 and Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a second modification. f f

Reference numeral 1 denotes the band of a garter which may be of any ordinary material or design, and 2 the ordinary metallic clasping loop, which in use engages the stud as clearly shown. o The clasping loop is attached to the band in any ordinary or preferred manner as by means of a loop 3 of textile web, and the stud `ris carried by a longer'loop 4 of textile web attached'to the bandl f The stud, in the form illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive, comprises a head 5, a shank 6 and a base 7. The head, which liesapproximately parallel to the plane of the base, is formed from a portion of a wire blank at one end thereof, the Vend being indicated f at 8, and the' blank being curved to form an approximately circular head of the required size.y J ust under the head the blank is bent inwardly at 9 and then downwardly to form one half 10 of the shank, it being noted that the head overhangs the shank. At the lower end of the shank the blank is bent outwardly, as at 11, at approximately a right l i Specification of Letters-Patent.

which is also v whole than in theglirstform. .A y The form of stud illustrated in Fig. 7 .is

Y Patented Aiug. v9, 19271.

i applicationl nieu June e, 1921. seriai Maase',

ang-le an'd'is then curved and ,recurved at l2v to 'formi one end .of the web'slotf'la The otherend of the slot 18 is formed by curving and recurving the', blank `'again at '14. The blank isV then extended diagonally across under the shank as shown at l5 and approximately an equal distance on the other side of the shank is curved and recurved at 16 to form one end of the other web slot 17.y

It is then again curved and recurved at 18 to form the otherend of slot 17, turning inwardly toward the shank, and the end is then turned upwardly to form the other half 19 of the shank and terminates within the head at 20. Itv will thus be seen 'that the shank is comprised of two strands ofwire 10A and 19 lyingin contact, and that the two l ends of the blank are protected and so located as not to interfere with the placing on 1 the stud of the to complete it.

The collet 21 is molded from rubber, the upper end being enlarged as at 22,V and is yielding collet21 employed Y "75 provided with a recess whichl receivesthe f head 5 of the stud, the recessbeing prefer-t ably large enough to receive the head so that' the latter willl lie wholly'below the upper end ofthe collet,k Y Y Y The stud is attached to web loop 4 by passl ing one end ofthe loop downward through` slot 13V then across and` upward through slot 17, thenl around backward vand under the avv stud, the ends of the loop being stitched orotherwise secured to the garter band.

Inthe modied construction illustrated in Figs.- 5 and 6 the end of the blank on the' half 19lof the shank instead of being inserted withinthe curveof the other end of theg f blank, is curved inthe opposite vdirection from the Vdirectioninwhi'ch the said other y end is curved, but in fa similarvmanner, to form a second section23 of the headsimilar to the rst section. Otherwise the modified form is the same as thatillustratedin Figs.

l to'4 inclusive. In this form the two-curved I y ends provide a larger head for the stud as the saine as that shown. in Figs. 1 tok 4 in- V clusivevexcept that the end of the blank which'is bent to form the. head does not terminate,`as at 8,' in abutting relation to the at 8a and terminates at 8b above the outwardly bent portion 11 of the base. Because of this arrangement there is no possibility of the free end of the wire interfering with the application of the collet.

Having thus set forth the nature of my invention, what l claim herein is- 1. A clasp-stud formed from a wire blank and comprising an approximately circular head formed at one end of the blanlgthe blank being then bent inward and downward to form half a shank, the blank being then bent outward and curved and reourved twice on opposite lsides of the shank to form web slots, and then upward to complete the Shank. V

2. A clasp stud formed from a wire blank and comprising a head formed from a length of the blank at one end thereof, the blank being then bent downward to form half of a shank, the blank being then curved and recurved to form web slots, and then bent upward to complete the shank,

3. A clasp stud formed from a wire blank and comprising a head formed from a length of the blank atvone end thereof, the blank f bein then bent downward to form half of the shank, the blank being then curved and reourved to form web slots, and then bent upward, and terminating within the head.

In testimony whereof I aX my signature.

GEORGE T. BRANNIGAN. 

